. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 226 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. could be invented, provided that it be properly suspended, and the bird certainly deserves our gratitude, if it be only for the fact that it might have given the first hint on the subject. It is one of the Honey-Eaters, and is called the Lanceolate Honey-Eater {Plectorhynchus lanceolatus), on account of the. Lanceolate Honey-Eater. (Plectiyrhynchus Unuxolaius.) shape of its feathers. It is not a brilliantly coloured bird, its hues b
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 226 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. could be invented, provided that it be properly suspended, and the bird certainly deserves our gratitude, if it be only for the fact that it might have given the first hint on the subject. It is one of the Honey-Eaters, and is called the Lanceolate Honey-Eater {Plectorhynchus lanceolatus), on account of the. Lanceolate Honey-Eater. (Plectiyrhynchus Unuxolaius.) shape of its feathers. It is not a brilliantly coloured bird, its hues being only brown and white, diversified by a black line down the middle of each feather. It does not seem to be a very lively bird, being accustomed to sit on the very top of some lofty tree, such as an acacia or eucalyptus, and to remain almost motionless in one spot. So still and quiet is it that it would hardly be seen, were not its presence betrayed by an occa- sional powerful and shrUly-sounding whistle. Its food consists partly of insects, and partly of the pollen and sweet juices of flowers. The wonderful nest of this bird was found by Mr. Gould on the Liverpool Plains, overhanging a stream, and being a beautiful. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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